EU Research Ministers support the “ERAvsCorona Action Plan”

On 7 April 2020, the EU Research Ministers, during an informal videoconference, exchanged their views on the EU Response on the fight against COVID-19 and, at the same time, supported the first 10 priority actions of the first ERAvsCorona Action Plan. According to the EC, this ERAvsCorona Action Plan covers first short-term coordinated actions only, while setting out key measures the EC services and the Member States are activating now to coordinate, share and jointly increase support for research & innovation, in line with the objectives and tools of the European Research Area.

The ERAvsCorona Action Plan includes a first set of 10 actions for coordinated research and innovation actions: